Where does “вы́искать” come from?

вы́искать (Russian) comes from Russian вы́-, from Old East Slavic вꙑ-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

вы́искать (Russian): to discover, (try to) to find out, to seek out, to hunt (for), to hunt out, to track down

Definitions

  1. to discover, (try to) to find out, to seek out, to hunt (for), to hunt out, to track down

Ancestry of “вы́искать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвы́-out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside
2Old East Slavicвꙑ-—
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “вы́искать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Russian вы́- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →